The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-11-29
Local and state Notes.

j. Henderson has been appointed ticket and
freight agent of the j. NJ. & road at Amity.
vice E. Burnett, resigned.
The Nickei-plate fast-freight line has m ade ar
rapgements work Indianapolis business over
the Lake Erie e Western road, we'll Over
the l.. B. & ".
There were transferred over the Belt road last
week Is. 464 cars, against 10, 203 corresponding
week, 1886. Belt road engines last week handled
1.6S6 carloads of live stock
The track-layers on the extension of tho In
diana Midland road, west. were eight miles west
of Ladoga, Saturday night, and within six miles
of the crossing of the l., d. 81 S. road.
It is stated that there is prospect of early
change in the ownership OF the Terre Haute e.
Peoria road. Since the road was properly
equipped the business has developed remark
ably.
The earnings of the L.. n. A. & c. road the
third week in November were 500. 624, against
$37, 702 for the corresponding week 1856 The
earnings of the Chicago 81 Indiana Coal road
$12. 500, against 81. J92 for the correspond
ing week of 1886.
Through the passenger-rate war east out Of
St Louis, INDIANAPOLIS is benefited % cents.
The rate from St. Louis to New York is
SIS 20. aud the roads here have been obliged to
drop the rate to that figure in order to conform
to the interstate commerce law.
Freight agents at this point have been mott
fed that there is freight blockade the
southern routes TO California and that prom
Uses should be made to time of freiehts until
further notice. Shipments of furniture and
Francisco but Southern California as well.
The local freight agents are much annoyed
by some of the merchants of this city, who per-
sist in shipping goods under false name that
they may come IN der a class thar is carried st
lower rate. The agents threaten to create
blacklist in which the merchants who engage
in this dishonest practice will be published.
The Indianapolis car-works are fortunate in
securing orders to keep them busy. while other
works shutting down for want OF orders.
Yesterday President Willard was given to under
stand shat Eastern road was about to award
them a contract to build 1000 box-cars. and
they have l. 7C0 cars to build before they exhaust
their present contracts.
The projectors Of the Evansville e Richmond
road are still active in raising subsidies to aid
in its construction on. Saturday last Shaws-
wick, Indian Creek and Pleasant Run townships.
Lawrence county, all voted 2 per cent. tax to
the enterprise, and it is understood that in the
townships where the time the road was t. be
built, tina subsidy voted, has
pired, ready TO vote again on the question,
and the projectors are sanguine that work will
be begun in tho early spring. on the line
veyed some eighteen months ago.
Steps ara being taken to organize a passenger
agents club in this city, similar to those in Louis
vile, Pittsburg, Boston. and numerous other
railroad centers the mem oership will include
general passenger agents, local ticket and pas
senger agents and travelling passenger agents. of
whom there are large number making Indian
apolis their headquarters. Some sixty passenger
men have already placed their names tho list
of members, and it is believed that the member
ship will reach $50. They propose to rent the
rooms recently occupied by the Elks in Claypool
block, and fit them up attractiyely.